Why Plan 9 C compilers don't have asm("")

I replied to davem at length but I think I forgot to "reply to all recipients". The gist of it is Forth code density is so high on Forth hardware that things like icaches aren't as important, and the factors involved are entirely different. Like high-performance Forth engines are tiny and draw negligible current. Two URL's...

	http://forth.gsfc.nasa.gov/
	http://www.mindspring.com/chipchuck/forth.html

Rick Hohensee
www.clienux.com